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Ah, March is upon us in all its glory – sense the sarcasm? The first release week of March is somewhat quiet save for just one preeminent release. That preeminent release happens to be by pop’s it girl Kelly Clarkson, who drops Piece By Piece. Other than Clarkson, there are four other albums to check out this week, even if they are ‘under the radar’ per se.

1) Kelly Clarkson, Piece By Piece (RCA)

The first American Idol victor releases her sixth studio album (seventh album overall if you include holiday effort Wrapped In Red in the mix). Piece By Piece marks Kelly Clarkson’s first ...

Brownstone singer Charmayne Maxwell died over the weekend after a freak accident at her Los Angeles, Calif., home. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Maxwell, 46, slipped on a broken wine glass, which cut her neck. Authorities do not believe foul play was involved.

Sources told TMZ.com that the singer's husband, music producer Carsten Soulshock, came home late in the evening and found Maxwell unconscious and bleeding. He called 911, but she died on the way to Cedars Sinai Hospital.

Brownstone was known for the 1995 hit "If You Love Me," which was nominated for a Best R&B Perf...

In yet another bizarre public display, Kanye West refused to talk to U.K. host Jonathan Ross during his talk show, lying down and remaining silent for the duration of his appearance.

West recorded an appearance on "The Jonathan Ross Show" where he performed his track "Only One."

Despite his best efforts to get the rapper to speak to him, Ross could not get a word out of the usually chatty rapper. In order to get on his level, the talk show host lay down next to Yeezus to attempt to get an answer out of him.

Ross joked: "If you want to spoon, I don't mind. [My bum]'s not as big as Kim's,...

Michelle Rodriguez apologized via a Facebook video on Sunday for a statement she made where she revealed that minority actors should stop stealing superhero roles.

On Friday the "Furious 7" star was asked while leaving a restaurant in LA if she was going to play the comic book superhero the Green Lantern, as was rumored online.

"That’s the dumbest thing I've ever heard," Rodriguez remarked. "I think it's so stupid, because of this whole “minorities in Hollywood” thing. Its so stupid, stop stealing all the white people’s superheroes. Like, make up your own."

It's been three years already since Carly Rae Jepsen broke on to the scene with smash hit "Call Me Maybe," and the Canadian singer has just released a new single with the hopes of returning to the top of the charts.

The singer released new single "I Really Like You" on iTunes on Monday and made an appearance on ABC's Good Morning America to perform the song for the first time.

Carly posted several reasons to "really like you" on her Instagram last week, leading up to Friday's reveal of the single artwork with the caption "March 2nd."

“Oh God!” How many times has Detroit bred MC Big Sean uttered that phrase? On his third studio album Dark Sky Paradise, Sean strives to establish himself as a heavyweight in the rap game, even if he has no shortage of skeptics or haters. His previous album Hall of Fame wasn’t a hit like his debut Finally Famous, so Sean aims to step up his game the third time around. Dark Sky Paradise isn’t perfect, but there are plenty of exceptional moments to be had.

Opener “Dark Sky (Skyscrapers)” is somewhat off-putting, yet establishes the overall tenor of the album. As listeners have become accu...

Some songs are sane while others are bleeping CRAZY! There is no sanity to be found here as these are the craziest songs ever, like “forever ever.” Well… maybe it’s a slight exaggeration, but you can’t have crazy songs without embracing your own inner craziness – that’s gospel truth right there! Here are 14 of the craziest songs ever.

1) Paul Simon, “Still Crazy After All These Years” (Still Crazy After All These Years, 1975)

Paul, we don’t think you’re the least bit crazy, unless it’s a ‘crazy good accomplished veteran musician that is! When you hear “Still Crazy After All These Year...

After years of both success and youthful excess, Justin Bieber seems poised to make a massive comeback in 2015. Even though Bieber hasn’t been in the limelight for his music over the past couple of years, he has definitely found ways to keep himself in the eyes of the media, skeptics, and ‘Beliebers’ alike. As easy as it is to point to the pop star’s shortcomings, there is also a case ‘for’ the him as well (yep, that’s totally a scary notion). Here is the case “for” and “against” Justin Bieber.

The ‘dragons’ no longer have to ‘imagine’ anything. Nope! In other words, Imagine Dragons scored this week, debuting atop the Billboard 200. Smoke + Mirrors not only impacted well overall (195,000 units), but also managed robust sales – 172,000 copies. Yes the Billboard 200 is putting more emphasis on the ‘total package’ or the 195K number cited first, but with albums selling so poorly, selling 172,000 copies itself is notable achievement.

After locking down number one last week with If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, Drake settles for the runner up slot, continuing to ‘impact’ so...

Kelly Clarkson revealed a few personal tidbits about herself in a recent feature with Us Weekly, including how she felt about making the 2003 film "From Justin To Kelly."

Hint: she wasn't thrilled about the project.

"I cried for a solid hour on the phone with the creator of American Idol and pleaded to be let out of the contract that said I had to film From Justin to Kelly," she confessed to the magazine in which she lists 25 things you may not know about her.

Clarkson made the film after winning the first season of "American Idol," and runner-up Justin Guarini was her co-star. The film ...